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'Coup destroyed us': Memories of Pinochet in Chile crossroads election

Chilean Mireya Garcia, 64, feels there is more at stake than usual in tomorrow's (Dec 19) presidential election.

The vote offers two visions for the future of Chile - 35-year-old leftist Gabriel Boric, who led mass protests as a university student, will go head to head with far-right lawyer Jose Antonio Kast, who has defended the complex legacy of former dictator General Augusto Pinochet.

For Garcia and many of her generation, this...

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